The great 20-30 tonne stones of Stonehenge were erected by Neolithic farmers whose ancestors had lived in Britain for at least the previous 1,500 years – and new genetic research on 51 skeletons ...

Often celebrated as 'Britain's oldest road,' the Ridgeway is more than just a path; it's a living timeline etched into the ...

According to the East Anglian Daily Times, the team recently unearthed hundreds of earthen pits, a discovery which has ...

Cutting ties with continental Europe in around 3000 BC, ancient Britons abandoned innovation and shunned trade. Why did they ...

A rchaeologists have uncovered new evidence that could change our understanding of Neolithic Britain. The Flagstones burial site, located in Dorset, England, has been re-dated to approximately ...

Languages: English, Spanish The iconic Neolithic monument of Stonehenge may have represented an attempt to unify people living in different parts of prehistoric Britain, researchers have proposed ...

When it comes to studying Neolithic Britain (4,000-2,500 B.C.), a bit of archaeological mystery is to be expected. Since Neolithic farmers existed long before written language made its way to the ...

The style may have originated in Orkney before spreading across Britain and Ireland. Remains of these communities are relatively rare, as most British Neolithic dwellings were built from timber ...

These are monumental structures resembling ditches or trenches found in Great Britain and Ireland that date to the Neolithic period (around 4100-2500 B.C.). An interdisciplinary team identified ...

suggesting that the enigmatic megalith was constructed as part of an attempt to protect the identity of Neolithic Britain during a period of increasing immigration from Europe. By building the ...

Years ago, I took a self-guided tour of neolithic Britain. I spent a lot of time trying to break through hedgerows so I could access a standing stone on someone’s farm. But those hedges were ...